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[WP] In this world, if humans get bitten 100 times by a given animal, they gain some of the animal's superhuman traits. Mosquito, cat, and spider powers are common, but the animal you got your traits from is definitely unusual.

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[WP] You are a private investigator in a future world where we have advanced robotics and technology, but the culture stagnated in the early 1970's. This is cyberfunk.

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[WP] A college student finally lands an internship, only to later realize that they are assisting a god.

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[WP] Jokingly, it is said that dinosaurs wouldn't be extinct today if only they had a space program. It turns out that they did.

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[WP] Technology exists that lets you livestream video from parallel worlds; streamers seek out interesting feeds and then react to them. Your modest channel stumbles upon footage so shocking, it grabs the world’s attention.

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[WP] The world is over, society is ruined. You would have given up and stopped fighting immediately, but you can't. Because you made a promise to your pet that you would protect them no matter what.

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[WP] Write about a great train robbery - but in any genre other than Western.

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[WP] Write a story set in a world parallel to ours, but with only one aspect changed. Commenters should try to guess at what the author had changed.

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[WP] Invent a new sport, but only describe it through last five minutes of a world championship match.

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[WP] In the future, industry is such that the corporation you work for assigns you in company housing, places you with a partner/family, and controls your nutrition and lifestyle. But you've just been called into HR.

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[WP] In this world, if humans get bitten 100 times by a given animal, they gain some of the animal's superhuman traits. Mosquito, cat, and spider powers are common, but the animal you got your traits from is definitely unusual.	552
[WP] You are a private investigator in a future world where we have advanced robotics and technology, but the culture stagnated in the early 1970's. This is cyberfunk.	327
[WP] A college student finally lands an internship, only to later realize that they are assisting a god.	163
[WP] Jokingly, it is said that dinosaurs wouldn't be extinct today if only they had a space program. It turns out that they did.	47
[WP] Technology exists that lets you livestream video from parallel worlds; streamers seek out interesting feeds and then react to them. Your modest channel stumbles upon footage so shocking, it grabs the world’s attention.	38
[WP] The world is over, society is ruined. You would have given up and stopped fighting immediately, but you can't. Because you made a promise to your pet that you would protect them no matter what.	26
[WP] Write about a great train robbery - but in any genre other than Western.	25
[WP] Write a story set in a world parallel to ours, but with only one aspect changed. Commenters should try to guess at what the author had changed.	22
[WP] Invent a new sport, but only describe it through last five minutes of a world championship match.	19
[WP] In the future, industry is such that the corporation you work for assigns you in company housing, places you with a partner/family, and controls your nutrition and lifestyle. But you've just been called into HR.	14